Poll: Jones Jr Vs McClellan @ 168

Roy would have outboxed McClellan and KO'd him early-mid rounds.

Jones KO 4

 

McClellan basically was not a great boxer, a world class top teir p4p ATG puncher but not a very good boxer.

Roy is a very good boxer, coupled with being a big puncher at 168, McClellan was not difficult to tag and with Roy's handspeed he would do it often and whillst not having a bad chin, McClellan's was not undentable. Roy would catch Gerald with a counter, and hurt him. Follow up and finish off.

 

I asked the Iceman John Sculley this questions he said Roy would have easily outboxed him.

That is taking nothing away from Gerald. Gerald was a freaking beast but going against Roy you are going against one of the greatest fighters to ever live.

 

Jones by UD. I love Gerald but you have to give the edge to Jones. Gerald had great potential but never realized it but jones did.

 

I love them both too, but Roy's speed and boxing would do it for the G-man. I said UD for Roy, but wouldn't have surprised me if he stopped Gerald late in the bout.

 

unfortunately the benn's, mcClennan's and eubank's will always find a nice in some people's 'what if' scenarios because they never made an impact in the states (which is why calling him tougher than hopkins and toney when mcClennan never faced the 'best of the rest' on the world stage, just isn't accurate).

IMO people should be giving quality fighters like mcClennan too much rep with a 'what if he fought roy jones' setup because too many british fighters (especially in this case) fail to let themselves become marketable and gain enough exposure on the world stage to become legitimate opponents for the likes of hopkins and jones.

calzaghe never did it (which is why he only landed hopkins, and probably jones know, when the horse has already bolted), but also why ricky hatton has garnered more respect from me over the likes of benn, mcClennan, eubank and calzaghe combined.

simply because he truly wanted to find out how good he was and did something about it.

 

aye. well put.

 

love both but im going for roy to stop him

 

Roy was the better boxer for me, I see him counterpunching well for the whole fight and grabbing a decisive points victory.

 

Good post buddy, I see it the same way. I think Calzaghe is the what if of the 2000's, the guy sat on the WBO belt for nearly 10 years fighting 90% of the time in his own backyard, fighting C class competition, and people wonder why it took so long for him to gain any respect, it's one thing to call yourself the best, but it's another to actually fight the best, Calzaghe is now trying to make up for lost time and the guys he's fighting are mere shells of there former selfs, meaning Hopkins and Jones.